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” Exotic Birds of Nymphenburg ” are among some of the finest works in Porcelians created in the early 20 century at Nymphenburg Porcelains Works .

Of this period designers such as Luise Terletzki-Scherf Student of Josef Wackerle concerned herself with the subject of exotic birds some twenty years later after the master Josef Wackerle .The cockatoo ( circa 1929) is considered to be one of her most magnificent and beautiful designs greatly influenced by the events In the late 1800s items began to feature creatures ranging from elephants and exotic birds to dogs and turtles, with those by sculptor Luise Terletzky-Scherf being particularly well received.The black contours of the bird and the accentuated orange of its plumage, which is otherwise so sparsely colored, bears testimony to the great artistic craftsmanship and a design that is contemporary to this day , along with European Pigeons ( often referred to as Pair of Doves ) and the later Circus Animals are still a favorite with many collectors . Many others were executed by this designer and others of the early 20 Centuries at the Porcelains work .Other fine works are those by Karner and Josef Wackerle of the best noted and loved by today’s collectors .

Engraved Works of John Archibald Austen” Often Over looked & Under Appreciated “

Today’s Collectors that are not more advanced scholars of Early Twenieth CenturyBritish Prints , often over looked the Fine Art of Wood Engravings .

At that time a very few print makers were working in Wood Engraving , with a few exceptions like Clare Leighten , Austin , Beardsley created some very fine works as Illustrative Art that is in deed Fine examples of Wood engraving .

Many were published in Limited editions by such noted Publishers as the Litery Guild , Limited edition Club and others . These works are indeed fine Works of Art , based on earlier Art Publications where Etchers published there own original works during the “British , French and American Print Revivals” a generation earlier .

John Archibald Austen (Dover (Kent), 5 January 1886 – Hythe (Kent), 27 October 1948) was an English book illustrator. His early works, including a fine Hamlet, were Beardsleyesque in style, but after 1925 he was influenced by the Art Deco movement. Books which he illustrated in this manner include Daphnis and Chloe and As You Like it. Austen used several techniques in his illustrations, including wood-engraving and scraper board, and changed styles to suit the text he was illustrating. He was also involved in advertising, producing adverts and several posters. He was a friend of Alan Odle and Harry Clarke and exhibited with them at the St George’s Gallery in 1925.